Question

1. Why did Lincoln want to treat the South leniently after the war?
Reconstruction study guide

Answer 1

Forgiveness

Step-by-step explanation:

Because Lincoln believed that the South had never legally seceded from the Union, his plan for Reconstruction was based on forgiveness. He thus issued the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction in 1863 to announce his intention to reunite the once-united states.